The Aerospace Corporation

Data Scientist

• Serve as Capability Area Lead for the Cost Engineering section within EEMS
• Provide technical leadership, direction, and stewardship across the department
• Lead cost engineering and economic analyses, including LCCEs, ICEs, IGCEs, affordability and cost-risk assessments, cost realism and should-cost analyses, source selections, proposal evaluations, acquisition studies, investment studies, and business-case studies
• Provide independent, data-driven advice to government customers and program offices
• Translate complex analyses into insights supporting acquisition, program, investment, pricing, and business decisions
• Advance cost engineering methodologies, models, tools, data practices, standards, and peer-review processes
• Lead and mentor staff and support knowledge transfer
• Collaborate with Schedule Engineering, Operations Research and Management Sciences, and Acquisition Engineering Research sections
• Identify customer needs, develop technical approaches and scopes of work, strengthen relationships, and create cross-capability opportunities
• Support business development and capture through proposals, statements of work, technical volumes, pricing strategies, and customer engagements
• Represent and advance the Cost Engineering profession through thought leadership, research, professional engagement, and collaboration with government, industry, and academia

Engineering Economics & Cost Analytics Lead Engineer

Architect

• Partner with the director to cultivate an organizational vision, identify growth opportunities, engage customers, and develop technical expertise across a geographically distributed team
• Guide development of MS&A capabilities and products supporting research, development, and acquisition decisions for space-based architectures
• Foster centers of excellence in geo-spatial intelligence, signals intelligence, space surveillance, PNT systems, and signals integrity
• Lead hiring and workforce development initiatives, build talent pipelines, and develop staff through mentoring and coaching
• Build and maintain customer and collaborator relationships
• Create an innovation-focused organization and lead multidisciplinary analyst teams
• Coordinate complex technical tasks across multiple programs, manage resources, and ensure work-product quality and accuracy
• Collaborate with subdivision and division leadership to cultivate an effective national organization
• Monitor, direct, and improve organizational processes, functions, compliance, and safety awareness

Surveillance & Navigation Architecture Performance Associate Director

Mechanical Engineer

• Provide flight mechanics expertise for a wide range of customer needs, supporting analysis, research, and development requests
• Design and optimize trajectories for hypersonic/high-speed systems, missiles, interceptors, and reentry vehicles
• Perform missile system and missile defense engagement simulation and performance analysis
• Design multi-domain missions for systems transiting orbital and atmospheric regimes
• Determine constrained optimal control for vehicles with aerodynamic and/or propulsive forces
• Evaluate contested space missions, including threat assessment, vulnerability analysis, and system resiliency improvement
• Develop CONOPS, explore TTPs, and integrate operational constraints for space, near-space, and reentry systems
• Develop new capabilities using optimal control, flight mechanics, and algorithms for stand-alone services and integration-ready submodules
• Conduct algorithm and software R&D to maintain the modern internal tool base
• Apply external tools such as ASSET, GPOPS-II, SNOPT, POST, OTIS, Copernicus, GMAT, and EMTG to augment internally developed capabilities
• Support cislunar and exploration-class trajectory optimization and dynamical systems theory applications
• Analyze time-dependent Traveling Salesman and Facility Location Problems
• Conduct reentry risk and range safety assessments
• Perform astrodynamics analysis, including orbit propagation and maneuver design/optimization
• Provide operational support for launches, spacecraft deployment/transfer, anomaly resolution, and emerging events
• Design and optimize maneuvers and orbits for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations with complex constraints
• Design and optimize trajectories for launch vehicles and spacecraft operating in LEO, MEO, HEO, GEO, and other Earth-centric regimes
• Collaborate with engineering partners to facilitate integrated solutions for defense, intelligence, civil, and commercial customers

Multi-Domain Trajectory Design Engineer

Buyer

• Lead the sourcing and procurement of indirect goods and services to drive competitive value, supplier performance, and operational excellence across the enterprise
• Evaluate and improve sourcing activities, analyzing supplier performance, market conditions, and cost structures to identify opportunities for efficiency and innovation
• Conduct formal market analysis to assess market trends, behaviors, and cost drivers to support sourcing strategy development
• Develop negotiation strategies, contract structures, and pricing models to ensure best value outcomes and risk mitigation
• Administer sourcing events (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs), lead supplier selection, and manage negotiations and award processes in alignment with category strategies
• Forecast and plan product and service demand for assigned categories and contracts, ensuring alignment with business needs
• Implement procedures and tools to continuously evaluate supplier performance, cost competitiveness, and deliverability
• Manage post-award supplier performance through Supplier Relationship Management, continuous improvement initiatives, and innovation across assigned categories

Buyer III

Machine Learning Engineer

• Develop and execute machine learning and data science experiments in natural language processing, computer vision, time series analysis, reinforcement learning, and related domains
• Evaluate technologies and data science models for scalable and resilient mission-critical applications
• Collaborate with teams of various sizes to deliver features and products
• Present written and verbal results to customer stakeholders
• Reinforce an environment of learning and progress with team members and others
• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams spanning experience levels and organizational boundaries

Machine Learning Engineering Graduate Intern

Systems Engineer

• Collaborate with the government and prime and sub-contractors to oversee critical assembly, integration, and test activities
• Perform ad hoc systems engineering on classified systems
• Provide Aerospace technical expertise to SSC/AATS FILL IN THE BLANK ORG
• Rapidly respond to government-requested support for test monitoring, reporting, or onsite meeting attendance
• Provide in-factory oversight of critical space vehicle assembly, integration, and test activities
• Prepare technical reports and recommendations for the government program office

Space Vehicle Systems Engineer – Retiree Casual

General

• Lead and support early-stage design studies for spacecraft and ground concepts
• Conduct small individual studies and larger multidisciplinary efforts with subject matter experts
• Lead and assist with development, maintenance, and improvement of tools and models used during spacecraft design and analysis
• Collaborate with and learn from VGCD staff, program office personnel, Aerospace engineering teams, and Aerospace interns

Vehicle and Ground Concepts Graduate Intern

• Support analysis in geo-spatial intelligence, signals intelligence, space surveillance, navigation systems, and/or space protection
• Apply engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria to support research, development, and acquisition recommendations for space-based sensing architectures
• Evaluate architecture performance using in-house or custom-developed analysis tools
• Collaborate with senior staff, management, and teams on deep dives, trade studies, and assessments
• Translate customer needs into project objectives and provide quality deliverables to customer organizations
• Develop and present technically accurate presentations and reports communicating analysis results and recommended solutions
• Support the sustainment, development, and growth of analysis and simulation capabilities

Remote Sensing Architecture Technical Engineer

• Gain knowledge and experience in national security space or intelligence mission areas, including geo-spatial intelligence, signals intelligence, space surveillance, navigation systems, space protection, and communications infrastructure
• Provide analysis supporting research, development, and acquisition decisions for legacy and emerging customer space-based sensing architectures
• Perform architecture evaluation modeling of overall performance using in-house or custom-developed analysis tools
• Work with staff, management, and project teams to translate customer needs into project objectives and provide technical evaluations
• Develop and present timely, technically accurate presentations and reports communicating analysis results and recommended solutions
• Aid in sustaining, developing, and growing organizational analysis and simulation capabilities

Sensing Architecture Performance Graduate Intern

Risk

• Contribute to one or more Space Object Risk Department focus areas
• Apply and develop analysis tools and techniques as necessary
• Work routinely with department staff as part of project teams
• Manage varying internship tasking, potentially across multiple simultaneous projects
• Participate in provided training and mentorship

Space Object Risk Graduate Intern

Computer Vision Engineer

• Develop and integrate computer vision and relative navigation algorithms for RPO mission-level modeling
• Support evaluation of contested space mission applications to assess system vulnerabilities and contribute to CONOPS development
• Explore Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures and incorporate complex operational constraints into space-system design and maturation
• Build new flight dynamics tools and maintain a modern internal tool base supporting customer deliverables
• Combine AI/ML/RL techniques with flight mechanics modeling to assess complex analysis and decision-making trade spaces
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to translate customer mission requirements into technical solutions and analysis products
• Provide expertise for customer flight-mechanics needs, specializing in state/pose estimation, image processing, and automation
• Travel occasionally to support customer efforts

Rendezvous & Proximity Operations Engineer – Computer Vision, Relative Navigation

Operations

• Provide astrodynamic analytical support, algorithm development, systems engineering and architecting, and modeling and simulation analysis for space surveillance systems and missions
• Conduct analysis using in-house, custom, commercially available, and government-provided modeling tools
• Advise stakeholders and government customers through analyses related to orbit determination, target tracking, GNSS analysis, and signal integrity
• Perform analytical studies and tests; develop specifications; prepare analytical report findings; assist with planning and development of studies and design projects
• Analyze EO, IR, radar, and passive radio frequency sensor concepts, architectures, and algorithms
• Perform space protection and space threat susceptibility, vulnerability, and resiliency assessments
• Support space systems exercises and evaluate exercise and training requirements
• Apply modeling and simulation to mission operations
• Become proficient in SDA, BMC2, space control, and orbit determination
• Independently evaluate, select, and adapt or modify techniques, procedures, and criteria
• Devise new approaches to encountered problems
• Maintain frequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts on important matters

Space Systems and Orbit Determination Operations Engineer

• Develop and mature analysis software tools for modeling, simulation, and analysis related to space mission design, orbital maneuvers, orbit estimation, and space domain awareness for RPO objectives
• Conduct analyses of system performance and architecture alternatives
• Interact directly with local Aerospace personnel
• Collaborate with Aerospace personnel in other locations

Rendezvous and Proximity Operations Grad Intern

Analyst

• Contribute to projects involving technical analyses and software development for space object and debris environment projection, on-orbit breakup forensics, passive and controlled disposal, de-orbit and re-entry analysis, debris mitigation and remediation, space situational awareness, and space traffic management
• Support real-time on-orbit breakup event evaluation and deorbit/reentry monitoring and reporting
• Conduct technical deep dives, trade studies, and assessments independently and in multidisciplinary teams
• Collaborate with technical leaders, Aerospace Program Office personnel, and external customers to define and address customer needs
• Develop and present timely, technically accurate briefings and reports with analysis results and recommended solutions
• Travel occasionally as necessary to support customer efforts

Space Debris and Satellite Disposal Analyst

• Lead early-stage design studies for spacecraft concepts, ranging from small individual efforts to larger multidisciplinary teams
• Lead continuous development, maintenance, and improvement of tools and models used in spacecraft concept design and analysis
• Support development of similar capabilities within VGCD for ground segment concept design assessment
• Establish strong working relationships with government, program office, contractor personnel, and Aerospace engineering groups